The invention relates to a process for producing
dimethyl carbonate from industrial synthetic gas. According to the invention, O2, CO, N2, NO, and
methanol are delivered into an esterification
system for esterification; heavy component drawn from the esterification
system is subjected to
recovery treatment in a
wastewater tower; light component drawn from the esterification
system passes a compressor II and is subjected to a
carbonylation reaction in a
carbonylation reactor; the
carbonylation reaction product is delivered into a second condensation separation
tower, and is subjected to gas-liquid separation; separated
liquid phase is refined in a pressurized rectification
tower; part of non condensable gas is discharged from the separated
gas phase, and the
gas phase is continued to be subjected to a reaction in the esterification system; the discharged non-condensable gas is delivered into a denitration reactor; light component at a top of the pressurized rectification tower is subjected to further
recovery treatment in a
methanol recovery tower; heavy component from the pressurized rectification tower is delivered into a product tower;
dimethyl carbonate is drawn from the top of the product tower, and
dimethyl oxalate is drawn from the bottom of the product tower. The process has the economical and practical characteristics of low equipment investment, environment friendliness, energy saving, high catalyst efficiency, high
raw material utilization rate, and the like.